Next week, my after-work schedule goes back to its usual crazed level. This week, however, it’s been wide open. It’s been really nice to be able to come home and relax every night.
My husband and I have both been so busy that we have seen very few movies in the past year. Thus, we’ve been hitting Blockbuster each night to start catching up.
I make no claims regarding good taste when it comes to movies. This becomes obvious when I tell you that Wednesday night’s selection was "Rush Hour 3." I’ll admit it, we lean toward stupid comedies and brainless action, with the occasional animated movie thrown in for maximum immaturity. Yes, there are some slightly less cheesy movies on my "to see" list ("Stardust," for example), but I can wait for the sake of compromise.
So anyway, last night’s movie was "Superbad," which I thought was pretty funny. Tonight we’re going with "Live Free or Die Hard," for which I have high hopes.
One thing we’ve noticed on our trips to Blockbuster: they don’t seem to have very many customers these days. Maybe it’s just because we keep going on weekdays, but I kind of doubt it. I think Netflix and redbox are moving in for the kill.
I tried Netflix when it first launched and stopped using them after they claimed I hadn’t returned a DVD that I most definitely had. They "took my word for it," but it left a bad taste for me and I didn’t feel comfortable with their system after that. I’m sure things have changed considerably since then, though, and I’ve been feeling twinges of jealousy when people talk about their Netflix queues.
redbox sounds even more appealing except for the whole "having to go into a McDonald’s" part. I like the idea of only paying $1.00 to rent a movie, particularly since Blockbuster is still $4.50. I’ve had friends swear by it, so I may need to give it a try.
It’s going to take a lot more movie rentals for us to catch up on the past year’s worth of stuff we missed, including "The Simpsons Movie," "Shrek III, "Transformers," "Meet the Robinsons," and "Shoot ‘Em Up." Can you recommend anything else in our preferred genres that’s worth checking out?
Saturday evening update: We’ve now seen "Live Free or Die Hard" (awesome) and "Shrek III" (eh.). On tap for tomorrow, because I’m the one who went to the video store, "Stardust." After it goes back, the redbox experiment begins.
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